The planet Venus and the constellation Orion are bright in the evening sky, but the real treat comes in early morning, when three  visible planets, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will be clustered around the waning crescent moon.

The planet Venus and the constellation Orion are bright in the evening sky, but the real treat comes in early morning, when three visible planets, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will be clustered around the waning crescent moon.

Three planets cluster around the moon in the morning sky

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Three planets cluster around the moon in the morning sky

Three planets cluster around the moon in the morning sky